Rail-anchor



RAIL ANCHOR.

Patented July 6, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

B. WOLHAUPTER.

VAPPLICATION FILED FEBQZB. ms. RENEWED OCT. 14,1919. 1,345,428.

B. WOLHAUPTER.

RAH. ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED FEBFQB; l9|6l RENEWED OCT. 14.1919.

Patented July 6, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UN1TEDSTATE5 rnmnnrm woLHAur'rna. or New nocHELLnl vnw, Yam.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters iatent "(mated July 6,1920.

PATENT (OFFICE? 4 Application filed February ,28, 1916, serial-Np; BLOIOJRefieWed October 14,1919. Serial 330,668.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it known that 1,;BENJAMIN TER, acitizen of the-United States;- residing at New Rochelle,'in-the countyxof Vvest-n chester and State of New York, have. in-

vented certain new and useful 'Improve-- ments in Rail-Anchors, of which the ,follo wing is a specification.

This invention relates to a longitudinal'creeping of "railway rails; It

has for its object the provision of a device" of this character possessing means for-cf? 7 direction, while at the same timebeingj'of manufactured by the ordinary forging Inaa form that may bereadily and economically chine process or otherwise; i 1 1 1 A further objectof-the invention is to provide a rail anchor associated with a chair-plate; and combiningftherewith in a novel manner so th'atthe anchorproperis most efi'ectual'lymaintained permanently in anoperativeposition 'aslong as the" rail is; .seated upon the chair-plate- Also, the

anchor proper is soconstructed and .a'r

V ranged that it remains operative regardless oftheexpansidn and contraction ofthe hold it in operative position.

involved in the general form of the anchor proper and its mounting on the ehair platc' are susceptible of structural change without departing from the invention bu't certain preferred and practical embodimentsyare accompanying drawings, in 1 a a. a r: -i and",suitablyiarranged spiking holes-. 8, sup

plan viewv ofwac'ira'i-l shown in the which,- I

Figure l is a top 7 anchor or anti-creeping device embodying the. present invention in dottedlines. V

Fig. 2 is a vertical transversefsectional view onthe line 2-2 of, Fig.1. n

Fig. 3'is aplan view of; a modification illustrating the rail clutching member in the form of 'a-rail-clip which embraces the rail flange and the latterw Fig. 4 is a transverse. sectional view onthe line 44 of Fig. 3. 7

Like references designatev corresponding parts intheseveralfigures ofthe drawings.- v In carrying forward theinv'ention' there- WoLiIAUP- I simple and practical form of rail anchor to-prevent rails, and entirely-obviates thei employment -y of springs orequivalent euurilia-ryv means to the rail being shown gripsthe top and bottom :of

seated'the rail 'R and which is interposed fortheusual purposes. Aside from its func is employed alchair-platel uponwhichis tion: as 'aisupporting and bearingplate for" i the rail, the chair or chair-platehousesand supportsthe rail: anchor properJT-hissecg ond function of-the' chair-plate is provided vfor by forming inthe top thereofa housing" chamber or'recess 2,within which is freely.

mountedlareciprocating clutch-carrierdes- 1 I I ignated by the numeral 3. In the'p referred embodiments of ,theinvention, the clutch carrier preferably consists of an oscillating or-swing ng arm havlng afree back and forth or reciprocating movement horizontall ver the floor bf-th h u chamber orrecess 2, aswill be clearly apparent from Figs. 1 and.;3of thedrawingsl; The. said arm is provided at one end with a-downwardly projecting-pivot stud orrgudgeon 4.

inghole 5 formed in thechair-plate l. 'At' its free or swinging end the clutchscarrier having a loose pivotal bearing in the bear or. arm :3 carries a. rail-clutching member.

whichgmay be of diiferentitypes or, forms and 20f the drawings, thefsaidrail-clutching member 'designatedby? the, numeral 6 "con- Ysistsofdan upstandingwj awlprojection in tegral" or rigid with; the} swinging. end of the arm 3 and provided uponits inner side with a curved, and preferably toothed,

Wedgi'ng .face 7 which is :adapted to-be'enf gagedwith the edge of'the .rail flange. in. all positions ofv the clutch carrier or arm, 3.1 From the, construction described it will be observed that the chair-plate 1, which-has the usuallrail flange abutment shoulder 7,

in; proper operative position with its pivot 4 engaged withthe bearing hole 5,.so that upon longitudinal movement or creeping'of" of construction. In that": shown in Figs. 1 I i the railineitherdirection, the free or swing-.

'' .ing-end' ofthe clutch carrier will move with v V the rail" .Th s movem ent Qf-the} swinging end of the clutch-carrier with the rail 1 a sults-"in swinging the 'wedging face 7j fartherz inward towardlthe; web of the rail and con sequently into tight wedging engagement with the'rail flange so that the two elements become I interlocked and the railheld against further movement. In this "connection it will be observedthat in order to obtain an I r r is.

effective leverage for the swinging or reciprocating clutch carrierthe pivot thereoit,

is located in a vertical plane at any point it may be found in practice to be most effective. i r

As already tated, therail-clutching memberat'one endof the clutch carrier or arm" '3m ay be in different forins,,and to-illusg trate the range of modification that may be resorted to for this part of the invention,

referenceis now made to Figs. 3 and 40f the drai'vings. In these figuresof the draw in'gs the rail vclutching member is in'the form of a rail clip 8 having upperv and lower divergently related .jaws 9 and-'10. l-which, respectively, bind upon the top and The inbottom surfaces of the rail flange;

luterval or socket .11 between the jaws 9 and lOofthe clip is of a tapering form corre sponding to thetaper of the rail flange in. V that an inward Inovementof the clip upon .the rail flange .will causea tightclutching 3 1 or gripping of the'clipwith the latter.-; The

raillclip 8? in themodified fOI'IIl of construc-- tion isloosely mounted uponthe swinging or freeend of the clutch carrier or arm One convenient form of mountingfor this purpose is shown in the drawings" and consists of aholding pin 12 pro ecting upwardly 'from-the winging end-of the arm 3 andloosely engaging in ,a plays-slot 1 3' formed i-ntheheel part 1.4 of the clip 8 ."This'form'of construction is quite effective 7 for thepuipose, as the clip 8? will be crowded inward upon the'rail flange'when. the rail moves in either direction and thereby swings the free'end portion'of the arm 3 therewith, resulting in shortening the dis? tance between the free end of the said and the edge of the railflange; Other forms of construction maybe utilized and it' will also be understood that 1; changes in the form, proportion andminor ment and pivoted in said chair.

the opposite end pivoted i'n said chair be details of construction may be used without departing'fromthe spirit or sacrificing any 7 of the advantages claimv r i 1. A rail anchor comprisinga' chair having a rail flange abutment, and aclutchof the invention. I

carrier, one end of which carries a clutching member engaging the railflange, the other end extending toward the rail flange abut- 2. A rail anchor'comprising a chair car-- rying a .rail flange. abutment and movable clutch-carrier, one end of the latter carry-1- ing a rail flange clutol ing'meinber, and

tween said'member and said abutme t:

3. A rail anchor comprising a support having a rail abutting shoulder, and a horizontally swinging arm carrying a rail clutching member at one end, and pivoted to the support at its oppositeendbetween said member and the shoulder.

arm 7 4L. .Arail anchor comprising a chair, having a ,rail'flange abutting shoulder, and a clutch-carrier at one'end pivotally connectv ed with the chair adjacent to'said shoulder andiat the other end adapted to engage the rail flange.

'5. A rail anchor comprising a chair,hav-" v ing arailabutting shoulder, a reciprocating clutch-carrier, having a rail clutching member adapted to engage oneyrail flange and pivotally connected to the chair, whereby a longitudinal movement ofxthe rail tends to force the rail flange against said-abutment through a pulling movement: of the clutch carrier, 1 q

said vrecess having the maj or'portion thereof lying beneath the base of-therail,a clutch carrier mounted in said recess and having anxupstanding rail engaging member at one end" and means at the otherend for piv otal'ly engaging the chair. 7. A rail anchor including incombination ing" face provided with sa clearance recess .96" withrthe rail, a chair having a rail-suppoit' the major portion of which is covered by V the base oftherail, apivotopening at one end ofisaid recess, arr-upstanding rail abutment on-the' chair,fai; id a' clutch/carrier} mounted in said. recess and having rail flan e engaging means at one end and means:

he opposite end for-entering the said "1 at t pivot opening.

'8'. AQrail ancho'r'icomprising-a chair haw:

ing arail' supporting face provided with a clearance recess,-and a pivot "opening, a

clutch carrier mounted in said recess,. and j hav ngreversely disposed pro3ect1ons at; op'-- pos tevends, one of said projectionsadapted:

to engage the 'rail fla'nge and the other adapted to'fit in said pivot-opening 19: A rail anchor compri'sing'a chair having a railsnpportin g'face provided witha housing, chamber, a rail actuatedclutch car rier arranged in said chamber and pivotally' connected with thechainsaid carrier havfree 'end ior engagingfthe ing a rail supporting face, a housing 'cham' f ber having, the major portionthereof 'located'in the zone'of the rail supporting'ta'ce, and a clutch carrier arrangedin sa d= hous ing chamber and having onef; end" thereof pivoted tothe cl'i'air', thejop-posite end-1 olsa'id o carri'erli'avi-ng a rail engagingmemb'er.

11. *Arail anchor comprising-a chair hav- I I ing a rail flange abutment for engaging one side of the rail flange, m lactuated clutch device having'means for engaging the other 7 v flange of T-the' rail, and'also having an an. 'choring portion thereof the sai'diabutm'entl extending toward plane beneath the rail-supporting surface;

means carried by one end of said clutching device for projecting above the rail-support- 111g surface to engage the P rail, and means 7 at the other end ofsald devlce for engaglng' the rail chair.

13. A rail anchor including in combination with the rail, a chair for said railhaving a recess, a railfactuatedclutch device.

located in said recess beneath the railand having one end thereof held in position by the rail, and the otherend thereof exposed for engagement with the rail flange.

14. be rall anchor including in COIIlblIlEL- tion with the rail,'a chair-for the railhave ing a clearance recess substantially covered by the rail, a rail. actuated clutch carr er lo-' cated in the recess and having means at one i end for engaging the rail flange, and means at its other end for pivotally engaging-the rail chair, said clutch carrier being held in the recess by the underside of the rail.

15. A rail anchor comprising a support, a movable carrier mounted on the support,

and a rail-flange-embracing clip loosely connected with the carrier.

16. A .rall. anchor comprlslng a chair, a carrier arm pivoted at one end to the chair,

and a rail-clutching member loosely connect- 7 ed with the opposlteend of the carrier.

17. A rail anchor comprising a chair, a

horizontally swinging carrier arm pivoted at one end to the chair, and a rail-flangeembracing clip having a loose pivotal mounting on: the opposite end of the. arm.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my I signature in the resence of two witnesses.

WOLHAUPTER. j

4 BENJ IN VVitnesses': 1

ARCHIE"LOWART, Jr.,

E. K. KERSHNER; 

